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David Christopher Kelly, CMG (14 May 1944 – 17 July 2003) was a British scientist and authority on biological warfare, employed by the British Ministry of Defence, and formerly a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. He came to public attention in July 2003 when an unauthorised discussion he had off the record with BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan about the British government's dossier on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was cited by Gilligan and led to a major controversy. Kelly's name became known to the media as Gilligan's source and he was called to appear on 15 July before the parliamentary foreign affairs select committee investigating the issues Gilligan had reported. Kelly was questioned aggressively about his actions. He was found dead two days later.〔("Timeline: Dr David Kelly" ), ''The Guardian'', 18 July 2003.〕 British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government set up the Hutton Inquiry, a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death. The inquiry concluded that Kelly had committed suicide, with the cause of death as "haemorrhage due to incised wounds of the left wrist" in combination with "coproxamol ingestion and coronary artery atherosclerosis". Lord Hutton also decided that evidence related to the death, including the post-mortem report and photographs of the body, should remain classified for 70 years.〔 In October 2010, Hutton claimed that he had done so to protect Kelly's wife and daughters from the distress of further media reports about the death, saying: "My request was not a concealment of evidence because every matter of relevance had been examined or was available for examination during the public inquiry. There was no secrecy surrounding the postmortem report because it had always been available for examination and questioning by counsel representing the interested parties during the inquiry."〔 In 2009 a group of British doctors who had not had access to the evidence - including Michael Powers, a physician, barrister, and former coroner - challenged Hutton's verdict, offering their opinion based on published reports that the cause of death was untenable; they argued that the artery is small and difficult to access, and severing it would not have triggered sufficient blood loss to cause death.〔Goslett, Miles. ("David Kelly post mortem to be kept secret for 70 years as doctors accuse Lord Hutton of concealing vital information" ), ''Daily Mail'', 24 January 2010.〕 This opinion was challenged by several forensic pathologists who also had not had access to the evidence, who told ''The Guardian'' that the combination of Kelly's heart disease and the overdose would have meant a smaller loss of blood could have killed him than would be needed to kill a healthier person.〔 In August 2010 the former leader of the Conservative Party, Michael Howard, called for a full inquest,〔Dodd, Vikram, and Sample, Ian. ("David Kelly: forensic experts say Hutton inquiry scientifically sound" ), ''The Guardian'', 16 August 2010.〕 and Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General for England and Wales, confirmed that he was considering re-opening it.〔Taylor, Matthew. ("David Kelly death inquest may be reopened" ), ''The Guardian'', 13 August 2010.〕 In October 2010, the postmortem—including the pathologist's 14-page report and the six-page toxicology report—was made public, re-iterating the conclusion of the Hutton report.〔Taylor, Matthew. (David Kelly postmortem reveals injuries were self-inflicted ), ''The Guardian'', 22 October 2010.〕 Powers maintains that questions remain about the amount of blood found at the scene and the number of pills taken. ==Biography== Kelly was born in Rhondda, Wales. He graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc and subsequently obtained an MSc at the University of Birmingham. In 1971, he received his doctorate in microbiology from Linacre College, Oxford for thesis titled ''The replication of some iridescent viruses in cell cultures''. In 1984, he joined the civil service working at what is now Dstl Porton Down as head of the Defence Microbiology Division. He moved from there to work as an ''ad hoc'' advisor to the MoD and the Foreign Office. In 1989, Kelly was involved in investigations into the Soviet violations of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention and was a key member of the inspection team visiting the former USSR on several occasions between 1991 and 1994. His experience with biological weapons at Porton Down led to his selection as a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq following the end of the Gulf War. Kelly's work as a member of the UNSCOM team led him to visit Iraq thirty-seven times, and his success in uncovering Iraq's biological weapons programme led to Rolf Ekéus nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.〔("Profile: Dr David Kelly" ) BBC〕 He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1996. Although he was never a member of the intelligence services, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) regularly sought out his opinion on Iraq and other issues. David Kelly became a member of the Bahá'í Faith around 1999. He was introduced to this faith by Mai Pederson, a US military linguist and intelligence operative.〔(Telegraph: American-tells-of-her-friendship-with-Kelly.html American tells of her friendship with Kelly ) Retrieved 26 June 2009 〕〔(Mail Online: David Kelly's closest female confidante on why he COULDN'T have killed himself ). Retrieved 26 June 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Kelly (weapons expert)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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